What does the saying every cloud has a silver lining mean ?

Question

What does the saying every cloud has a silver lining mean ?

Answer 1

It is a metaphor that means that in every bad, sad, or difficult experience is the seed of something good.  For example, if a relationship ends, that's the cloud (the bad thing); the silver lining might be that the ending of this relationship opens the door to a new and better relationship.  Hope this makes sense!

Answer 2

something good in everything rain clouds bring life and life begets more life and that to me is silver lining.

Answer 3

It means that something good (the silver lining) comes out of something bad (the cloud).

Example: a child who gets spanked as punishment.  The cloud is the spanking.  The silver lining is the lesson learned.